Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
(Sainfoin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOnobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin)
GenusOnobrychis (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin) :
1: Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin)
10 Jun 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: InflorescencesImage 2: Inflorescences and foliageImage 3: Plants beside path
2: Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin)
31 Jul 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Fruiting headsImage 2: Fruiting heads (2)Image 3: SeedImage 4: Seed podImage 5: Seed pod (2)Image 6: Seed pod - from both sidesImage 7: Seed podsImage 8: Seed pods on fruiting stemImage 9: Seed pods on fruiting stem (2)Image 10: Seeds
3: Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin)
25 Jun 1977 OSGR: TQ15 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Plant
4: Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin)
30 Jun 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowers - enlargedImage 2: Fruits - enlarged

Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 25 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin)
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